HWS Environmental Studies Program Faculty

Environmental Studies Program Faculty

Our faculty represent a variety of perspectives and experiences from across the campus, working to help our students - and each other - appreciate and understand the complexity of environmental issues. The diversity includes but is not limited to:

• Prof. Steven Lee of the Philosophy Dept. with expertise in the environmental impact of nuclear power.
• Profs. John Halfman, Jim Ryan, Tara Curtin, Neil Laird and other science faculty that investigate Seneca Lake and its watershed. Halfman was recently awarded the "Seneca Lake Steward Award" by Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association.
• Profs. McKinney and Jim MaKinster's very successful Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute for pre-college students.
• Profs. Nan Arens, Brooks McKinney and Beth Newell and their term-abroad programs in Australia & New Zealand, and Ecuador & Peru (respectively).
• Prof. Jim MaKinster of the Education Dept. and his environmental education outreach programs for the Finger Lakes Institute.
• Prof. Craig Rimmerman of the Political Science Dept. and his Washington DC "environmental" & "public policy" internships.
• Prof. Tom Drennen of the Economics Dept. investigates energy use and its impact on global economics and climate change. He also leads an abroad program to Geneva, Switzerland.
• Prof. Mark Jones' photographic collection and internships associated with the LA Program.
• Prof. Professor Richard Mason's teacher training and education of our society on significant environmental issues.

See below for a complete list of faculty...

Nan Arens Associate Professor of Geoscience (2001) B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1987 M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1988 M.A., Harvard University, 1991 Ph.D., Harvard University 1993 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3930 Office: 111 Lansing Hall
Eugenio Arima Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2006) Ph.D.,Michigan State University M.S., Penn State University B.S., University of Brasilia, Brazil E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3445 Office: 318 Stern Hall
Walter Bowyer Professor of Chemistry (1988) Ph.D, Vermont M.S., Virginia B.S., Johnson State E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3608 Office: 108 Rosenberg Science Building
Scott Brophy Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., University of Rochester M.A., University of Rochester B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3377 Office: 303 Demarest
Judith-Maria Buechler Emerita Professor of Anthropology (1974) Ph.D., McGill M.A., Columbia B.A., Barnard E-mail link \| Personal Bio
Larry Campbell Research Professor of Physics (1968) Ph.D., Carnegie Institute of Technology M.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3593 Office: B27 Eaton Hall
Sigrid Carle Professor of Biology (1994) Ph.D., Florida State B.S., William Smith E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3589 Office: 205 Rosenberg Science Building
Tara Curtin Assistant Professor of Geoscience (2001) Ph.D., Arizona at Tucson M.S., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.A., Colgate E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3928 Office: 110 Lansing Hall
Christine deDenus Associate Professor of Chemistry (1999) Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada B.S., University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3612 Office: 205 Lansing Hall
Mark Deutschlander Associate Professor of Biology (2002) Ph.D., Indiana B.S., SUNY Geneseo E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3921 Office: 213 Eaton Hall
Thomas Drennen Chair Associate Professor of Economics/Senior Economist, Sandia National Labs (1995) Ph.D., Cornell M.A., Minnesota B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3419 Office: 314 Stern Hall
Christopher E. Gunn Professor of Economics (1978) Ph.D., Cornell M.B.A., Cornell Lic., Louvain B.S., Cornell E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3416 Office: 319 Stern Hall
John Halfman Professor of Geoscience (1994) Ph.D., Duke University M.S., University of Minnesota B.S., University of Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3918 Office: 112 Lansing Hall
Clifton Hood Professor of History (1992) Ph.D., Columbia M.A., Columbia B.A., Washington summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3576 Office: 100 Henry House
Mark Jones Associate Professor of Art (1985) M.F.A., Brooklyn College B.A., Hobart College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3490 Office: 110 Houghton House
Paul E. Kehle Associate Professor of Education (2005) Ph.D., Indiana University B.S., Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3037 Office: 101 Merritt
Beth Kinne Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2008) E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3913
Steven Lee Professor of Philosophy (1981) Ph.D., York, Toronto M.A., Delaware B.A., Delaware E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3379 Office: 305 Demarest
Darrin Magee Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies (2007) Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006 M.A., University of Washington, 1998 B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994 B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994 E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3364 Office: 307 Stern Hall
Brenda Maiale Assistant Professor of Anthropology (2006) Ph.D., Cornell University, 2008 M.A., Cornell University, 2002 A.B., Vassar College, 1998 E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3443 Office: 218 Stern Hall
James MaKinster Associate Professor of Education (2002) Ph.D. Indiana University (IN) M.S., Louisiana B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3141 Office: 100A Merritt
Richard Mason Associate Professor of Sociology (1980) Ph.D., Toronto M.A., SUNY Buffalo B.A., Missouri at Kansas City E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3440 Office: 219 Stern Hall
Stanley Mathews Associate Professor of Art (2000) Ph.D., Columbia University M.Arch, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.F.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A., Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3476 Office: 201 Houghton House
D. Brooks McKinney Professor of Geoscience (1984) Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University B.Sc. Beloit College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3819 Office: 108 Lansing Hall
Kevin Mitchell Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science (1980) Ph.D., Brown A.B., Bowdoin E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3619 Office: 305 Lansing Hall
Elizabeth Newell Professor of Biology (1988) Ph.D., Stanford B.S., Bates E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3590 Office: 107 Rosenberg Science Building
Ilene M. Nicholas Associate Professor of Anthropology (1982) Ph.D., Pennsylvania B.A., Arizona E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3442 Office: 210 Stern Hall
Eric Patterson Associate Professor of English and American Studies (1976) Ph.D. Yale M.Phil. Yale M.A. Yale A.B. Amherst summa cum laude E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3356 Office: 104 Demarest
Erin Pelkey Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001) Associate Professor of Chemistry (2001) Postdoctoral, Stanford University Ph.D., Dartmouth College B.A., Carleton College E-mail link \| Personal Bio Telephone: 3708 Office: 109 Rosenberg Science Building
Craig Rimmerman Professor of Public Policy and Political Science (1986) Ph.D., Ohio State M.A., Ohio State B.A., Miami E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page Telephone: 3435 Office: 308 Stern Hall
James Ryan Professor of Biology (1987) Ph.D., Massachusetts at Amherst M.S., Michigan B.A., SUNY, Oswego E-mail link \| Personal Bio \| Expert Page \| Personal Homepage Telephone: 3601 Office: 210 Eaton Hall
Donald Woodrow Professor of Geology Emeritus (1965) B.S., Pennsylvania State M.S., University of Rochester Ph.D., University of Rochester E-mail link \| Personal Bio